A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
verb
(Britain, Ireland) To hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping.
(slang, Britain) To hit, clout, belt, wallop.
(slang, US) To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.
To make into a table lamp, said of a vase or urn, etc.
lapm
palm
palm
noun
(Scouting) Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
(figurative, by extension) Triumph; victory.
(historical) Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
(historical) Synonym of hand, any of various units of length notionally derived from the breadth of the palm, formalized in England as 4 inches and now chiefly used for the height of horses
(nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
(sailmaking) A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
verb
To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
